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MountNtmsMedia function (ntmsapi.h)

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[Removable Storage Manager is no longer available as of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.]

The MountNtmsMedia function synchronously mounts one or more pieces of media.

Syntax

DWORD MountNtmsMedia(
  [in]      HANDLE                   hSession,
  [in]      LPNTMS_GUID              lpMediaId,
  [in, out] LPNTMS_GUID              lpDriveId,
  [in]      DWORD                    dwCount,
  [in]      DWORD                    dwOptions,
  [in]      int                      dwPriority,
  [in]      DWORD                    dwTimeout,
            LPNTMS_MOUNT_INFORMATION lpMountInformation
);

Parameters

[in] hSession

Handle to the session returned by the OpenNtmsSession function.

[in] lpMediaId

Array of unique identifiers of logical media or sides.

[in, out] lpDriveId

Array of drive identifiers that corresponds to the list of media in the lpMediaId parameter. This array either specifies a list of drives to mount media into or receives the list of drives that media is mounted into on operation completion. See the NTMS_MOUNT_SPECIFIC_DRIVE value below. If the MountNtmsMedia function times out prior to the completion of the mount, RSM does not return the list of drives.

[in] dwCount

Number of media identifiers and drive identifiers passed in the lpMediaId and lpDriveId parameters. Note that lpMediaId and lpDriveId must point to the first element of equal-length arrays.

[in] dwOptions

Options. This parameter can be one or more of the following values.

Value Meaning
NTMS_MOUNT_SPECIFIC_DRIVE
 Mount the media into the specific drives provided in the lpDriveId parameter.
NTMS_MOUNT_READ
 Mount the media for read access. Use this value to mount read-only media.
NTMS_MOUNT_WRITE
 Mount the media for write access. Use this flag to prevent RSM from mounting Completed media. This value can be combined with NTMS_MOUNT_READ for read/write access.

RSM cannot mount Completed media if this flag is selected.
NTMS_MOUNT_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE
 This value returns an error if the media or a drive is not available.
NTMS_MOUNT_ERROR_OFFLINE
 Do not issue an operator request to mount offline media. Return an error if the media specified is not currently in a library.

[in] dwPriority

Priority of the mount used by RSM to allow access to drives. Priorities range from -15 to 15, with 15 the highest priority and 0 is the default. This parameter can also take one of the following constants. An application should pass NTMS_PRIORITY_NORMAL unless a special mount priority is required.

Value Meaning
NTMS_PRIORITY_NORMAL
 Mounts that are not time critical.
NTMS_PRIORITY_LOW
 Mounts performed as a background activity.
NTMS_PRIORITY_HIGH
 Mounts that are time critical.
NTMS_PRIORITY_LOWEST
 Lowest priority mount.
NTMS_PRIORITY_HIGHEST
 Highest priority mount.

[in] dwTimeout

Maximum time allowed to mount the specified media, in milliseconds. Set this parameter to INFINITE to wait until the mount is completed.

lpMountInformation

This parameter is reserved and should be NULL.

Return value

This function returns one of the following values.

Value Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
 NTMS_USE_ACCESS to the media pool or library that contains the media is denied; other security errors are also possible but they would indicate a security subsystem error.
ERROR_BUSY
 The media or drives are busy.
ERROR_CANCELLED
 The request was canceled by the CloseNtmsSession function.
ERROR_DATABASE_FAILURE
 The database is inaccessible or damaged.
ERROR_DATABASE_FULL
 The database is full.
ERROR_DRIVE_MEDIA_MISMATCH
 The media and drive specified are not in the same library.
ERROR_INVALID_DRIVE
 At least one of the specified drives is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_LIBRARY
 The library that contains the drives or media is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_MEDIA
 One or more of the media specified is not valid, or there are duplicate media IDs in list of media.
ERROR_INVALID_STATE
 An unexpected media or device state occurred during mount.
ERROR_MEDIA_OFFLINE
 The media is offline and cannot be mounted.
ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY
 A memory allocation failure occurred during processing.
ERROR_REQUEST_REFUSED
 The user canceled the request through the user interface.
ERROR_RESOURCE_DISABLED
 One or more resources required to perform the mount are disabled.
ERROR_SUCCESS
 The media has been mounted and is ready for use.
ERROR_TIMEOUT
 The time-out event expired while attempting to acquire one or more required resources. The mount request has been canceled.
ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT
 The media state is set to Completed and the NTMS_MOUNT_WRITE value was specified.

Remarks

The MountNtmsMedia function queues a request to mount the specified media, then waits for the number of milliseconds specified in the dwTimeout parameter for the mount to complete or for an error to be detected. If RSM cannot complete the mount operation before dwTimeout expires, NTMS cancels the request and returns an error. If the specified media is in an offline library, the application might be blocked for an extended period of time. You can use the GetNtmsObjectInformation function to determine the current location of the specified medium. You can also use the NTMS_MOUNT_ERROR_OFFLINE value to generate an immediate error instead of an operator request when the media is offline.

If the specified medium is in use or a drive is not available, the process blocks up to the time-out value and returns ERROR_BUSY. If the NTMS_MOUNT_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE value is specified, the function returns an immediate error when a resource (media or drive) is not available.

The time-out value of INFINITE can be used to make the function wait without timing out. When a non-zero time-out value is specified in the dwTimeout parameter, RSM waits for all the media specified in lpMediaId to become mounted. If the specified time elapses before all the media is mounted, the MountNtmsMedia function returns an error and cancels the request. The application can examine the status returned and resubmit the request if desired.

When multiple media to be mounted are specified with a single call, all the specified media must be in a single library. If any of the specified media are offline, none of the media will be mounted until all the media are online.

At the completion of the mount the drive state (for example, fix or variable mode) is not defined. The application must set up the drive.

The CloseNtmsSession function can be used to cancel a mount that is pending. The default behavior is:

  • If the specified medium is offline, RSM posts an operator request to mount the media and the MountNtmsMedia function waits for the period of time specified in the dwTimeout parameter.
  • If the specified medium is online, RSM requests the mount.
  • If a drive or media is not available, RSM sends the request and the MountNtmsMedia function waits for the period of time specified in the dwTimeout parameter.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header ntmsapi.h
Library Ntmsapi.lib
DLL Ntmsapi.dll

See also

Media Services Functions